Mike Anderson is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Anderson in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Anderson's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Career Value · VORP
81 career value over replacement — #1447 all-time of 4,695. 11.6/season above a replacement-level RB.
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Pick #189 (Rd 6) · DEN · 2000 · +43.7 vs expected KV-H
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Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2000 | 26–27 | DEN | 14 | — | 297 | 1,487 | 15 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 77 | 25.9 | 3 | 32 | 23 | 169 | 0 | 71.9% | 7.3 | 5.3 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 27–28 | DEN | 16 | — | 175 | 678 | 4 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 32 | 18.3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 46 | 0 | 66.7% | 5.8 | 3.8 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 28–29 | DEN | 15 | — | 84 | 386 | 2 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 24 | 28.6 | 1 | 24 | 18 | 167 | 2 | 75.0% | 9.3 | 7.0 | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 29–30 | DEN | 10 | — | 70 | 257 | 3 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 15 | 21.4 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 53 | 2 | 100.0% | 4.4 | 4.4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 31–32 | DEN | 15 | — | 239 | 1,014 | 12 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 62 | 25.9 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 212 | 1 | 100.0% | 11.8 | 11.8 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 32–33 | BAL | 13 | — | 39 | 183 | 1 | 4.7 | 2.6 | 10 | 25.6 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 54 | 0 | 100.0% | 6.0 | 6.0 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 33–34 | BAL | 6 | — | 15 | 62 | 0 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 3 | 20.0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 100.0% | 6.5 | 6.5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 89 | — | 919 | 4,067 | 37 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 223 | 24.3 | 7 | 111 | 92 | 727 | 5 | 82.9% | 7.9 | 6.5 | — | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
7 seasons · peak 10.4 in 2000
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
1.3 career wins over 7 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2000 · +0.8 wins
Latest season · 2007 ·
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26–27 | DEN | 14 | — | 297 | 1,487 | 15 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 77 | 25.9 | 3 | 10.4 |
| 2001 | 27–28 | DEN | 16 | — | 175 | 678 | 4 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 32 | 18.3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 28–29 | DEN | 15 | — | 84 | 386 | 2 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 24 | 28.6 | 1 | 0.5 |
| 2003 | 29–30 | DEN | 10 | — | 70 | 257 | 3 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 15 | 21.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 31–32 | DEN | 15 | — | 239 | 1,014 | 12 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 62 | 25.9 | 1 | 5.3 |
| 2006 | 32–33 | BAL | 13 | — | 39 | 183 | 1 | 4.7 | 2.6 | 10 | 25.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 33–34 | BAL | 6 | — | 15 | 62 | 0 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 3 | 20.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | 89 | 919 | 4,067 | 37 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 223 | 24.3 | 7 | 16.2 |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26–27 | DEN | 14 | — | 32 | 23 | 169 | 0 | 71.9% | 7.3 | 5.3 | — | 8 |
| 2001 | 27–28 | DEN | 16 | — | 12 | 8 | 46 | 0 | 66.7% | 5.8 | 3.8 | — | 4 |
| 2002 | 28–29 | DEN | 15 | — | 24 | 18 | 167 | 2 | 75.0% | 9.3 | 7.0 | — | 7 |
| 2003 | 29–30 | DEN | 10 | — | 12 | 12 | 53 | 2 | 100.0% | 4.4 | 4.4 | — | 3 |
| 2005 | 31–32 | DEN | 15 | — | 18 | 18 | 212 | 1 | 100.0% | 11.8 | 11.8 | — | 6 |
| 2006 | 32–33 | BAL | 13 | — | 9 | 9 | 54 | 0 | 100.0% | 6.0 | 6.0 | — | 2 |
| 2007 | 33–34 | BAL | 6 | — | 4 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 100.0% | 6.5 | 6.5 | — | 1 |
| Career | 89 | 111 | 92 | 727 | 5 | 82.9% | 7.9 | 6.5 | — | 31 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 67 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 7 scored seasons.
Blend 66.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 67· confidence 96%
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VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#169 of 1,228 all-time RBs by KV-H
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)